2006 BIG Science Adventures

• Read the Wellington High Report from Antarctica

Entries in this year's competition covered topics as diverse as adolescent sleep patterns and water spiders. In June 2006, the six winning teams were sent on film-making field trips with some of the country's top scientists, to volcanoes, fiords, and remote islands. Sir Edmond Hilary himself judged the winning video from these trips, and in January 2007 Wellington High went on a trip to Scott Base in Antarctica.

• Read about their trip to Antarctic
• View video that was made whilst in Antartica
• View runner-up videos

2006 Big Science Adventures DVDs:

Not If, But When: Taupo Volcanic Zone - Burnside High School, Christchurch
Students: Reuben Todd, Melissa Hay, Allen Carbon
Teacher:  Ms Claire Wichman
Principal Scientist: Dr Brent Alloway, GNS Science

Chatham Rise: Chatham Islands - Timaru Boys High School
Students:Thomas Westaway, Michael Price, Omeed Howey
Teacher: Mr Tony Bunting
Principal Scientist: Dr Hamish Campbell, GNS Science

Our Living Past: Stephens Island - Pakuranga College
Students: Monique Higgins, Eileen Gallagher, Jenny Suo
Teacher: Mr Gordon Lawrence
Principal Scientist: Sue Keall/Dr Nicola Nelson

On the John: Lake Tekapo - Wellington High School
Students: Hannah Newport, Josh Barnes, Joe Russell
Teacher: Mr Mark Sweeney
Principal Scientist: Dr John Hearnshaw, University of Canterbury

From the Mountains to the Sea: Fiordland - Pukekohe High School
Students: Tim Clauson, Allen Crimmins, Alec Wild
Teacher: Ms Lisa Ooi
Principal Scientist: Dr Stephen Wing, University of Otago

Fins, Flukes and Families: Northland - Nelson College
Students: Michael Holmes, Michael Potton, Robert Whittaker
Teacher:  Mrs Leigh Riley
Principal Scientist: Dr Scott Baker, University of Auckland